Two people were still trapped on a ferry that was engulfed in a blaze as it sailed from Greece to Italy, Greek coastguard said, after scores of other passengers and crew members were rescued. The cause of the fire was still being investigated
A total of 239 passengers and 51 crew were onboard the Italian-flagged Euroferry Olympia when the fire broke out and rescue vessels had taken most of them to the island of Corfu where ambulances were waiting, the Greek coastguard added.
Passengers huddled in yellow blankets on an Italian rescue vessel as huge plumes of smoke poured out of the ferry, one video showed. The words "May Day" were repeatedly blasting from speakers on the ferry, in more footage uploaded on Greek news website Proto Thema. Greek media reported that at least 10 people were feared missing. Authorities could not confirm the information, saying the operation was ongoing.A passenger from Italian-flagged Euroferry Olympia disembarks from a Greek coast guard vessel at the port of Corfu, after being rescued from the ship that caught fire off the island of Corfu, Greece, February 18, 2022.
At least four Greek coastguard vessels, four aircraft and the Italian financial police patrol boat Monte Sperone were involved in the rescue operation.
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